GLAAD

GLAAD
Founded	1985 (as Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
Founders	Vito Russo; Jewelle Gomez; Lauren Hinds;
Focus	Discrimination in media
Location	New York City, New York, U.S.; Los Angeles, California, U.S.; ;
Area served	United States
Method	Media monitoring
Key people	Sarah Kate Ellis (President)
Website	www.glaad.org

GLAAD (/ɡlæd/^[1]) is an American non-governmental media monitoring organization. Originally founded as a protest against defamatory coverage of gay and lesbian demographics and their portrayals in the media and entertainment industries, it has since expanded to queer, bisexual, and transgender people.

^ "The ABC Book: G". Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[1] "The ABC Book: G". Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

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Founded	1985; 39 years ago (1985) (as Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
Founders	Vito Russo Jewelle Gomez Lauren Hinds
Focus	Discrimination in media
Location	New York City, New York, U.S. Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Area served	United States
Method	Media monitoring
Key people	Sarah Kate Ellis (President)
Website	www.glaad.org